Founded in 1994, the British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa (BIFHSGO) is located in Ontario, Canada. We encourage family history research and its dissemination by people with ancestry in the British Isles. Join us at our monthly meetings at Ben Franklin Place in Ottawa. Learn more...

2017 Conference - Onsite registration

Walk in and join us at our 23rd Annual BIFHSGO Family History Conference, September 29 to October 1, 2017, at Ben Franklin Place in Ottawa. Simply drop by at Ben Franklin Place to pay and register. Program details and rates are available in our conference brochure.

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Lancashire Diaries 1772-1910

Our database, Lancashire Diaries, lists more than 1,000 surnames, and it may help genealogists who are researching their Lancashire, England roots, from 1772 to 1910.

The diaries, kept for more than 50 years by Lancashire grocer and overseer Samuel Scowcroft, paint a picture of Lancashire farm life and the cotton industry during the 19th century as well as during part of the 18th and 20th centuries.